--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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Transmitter site: n4iq
Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL
Distance to jonesgap: 33.53 miles
Azimuth to jonesgap: 315.47 degrees
Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0433 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0250 degrees

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Receiver site: jonesgap
Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet
Distance to n4iq: 33.53 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 135.23 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.4420 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.3288 degrees

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Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis:

Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000
Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter
Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm
Frequency: 146.520 MHz
Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate)
Polarization: 1 (Vertical)
Fraction of Situations: 50.0%
Fraction of Time: 60.0%
Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts

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Summary for the link between n4iq and jonesgap:

Free space path loss: 110.43 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 212.99 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 102.56 dB
Field strength at jonesgap: -46.97 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between jonesgap and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1243 N,  82.5725 W,  0.09 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL
    35.1233 N,  82.5712 W,  0.20 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL
    35.1227 N,  82.5705 W,  0.25 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL
    35.1222 N,  82.5699 W,  0.30 miles, 1686.35 feet AMSL
    35.1217 N,  82.5692 W,  0.35 miles, 1889.76 feet AMSL
    35.1211 N,  82.5686 W,  0.40 miles, 1988.19 feet AMSL
    35.1206 N,  82.5680 W,  0.45 miles, 1988.19 feet AMSL
    35.1201 N,  82.5673 W,  0.51 miles, 2112.86 feet AMSL
    35.1195 N,  82.5667 W,  0.56 miles, 2280.18 feet AMSL

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 897.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 9671.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4538.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.